Brakes – With condition indicator
Patent
1999-02-05
2000-09-05
Butler, Douglas C.
Brakes
With condition indicator
188 111W, 188 111E, 188197, 303 1, 303 20, F16D 6600
Patent
active
061128600
ABSTRACT:
In a vehicle braking system having a slack adjuster with an actuator and an electrically operable car control unit, an electrical switch is responsive the position of the actuator and is coupled to the car control unit to provide an indication of the condition of the vehicle brake shoes, i.e. whether or not the brake shoes are disengaged from the vehicle wheels.
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Shepherd Robert W.
Wasness James D.
Brooks L. P.
Butler Douglas C.
Ellcon-National, Inc.
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